Thinking of re-starting but need some advice please

Silver Member

I've spent the last couple of hours trawling through all the Food Replacement Forums wondering which one would be best for me.

I tried LL 5 years ago and spent 5 weeks constantly dizzy with blurred eyesight etc. Am considering trying again as I know it works and I think they've increased their food packs to 4 a day instead of 3.

is Magdalicious

I have done LL before as well and it was 3 years ago.
I've always been given 4 foodpacks which you had to have with 4 litres of water.
I didn't know they did 3 before and it really surprise me because to get all the nutriens and vitamins you need, you have to have 4 a day!!
I've never had dizzy spells or felt unwell so i can't give you much of a feedback there.
I would suggest to book an appointment with your local LLC and i am sure they will answer all your questions!
Good luck with whatever you decide hun!

is loving CWP xx

I think LL has possible come a long way in 5 years. As magiclove said, speak witha LLC and I'm sure they will able to advise you. Or you can wait for the replies of non-biased encouragement on here. I couldn't recommend LL enough. I have met some fantastic friends at the meetings and I'm sure we will still be friends when we have all finished.

Good luck with whatever you decide x x

Love from Becky x x

Weigh in day is Thursday evenings
Started Cambridge on Fri 11th Jan 2013

Re-starter

Hello! just a quick word on the change of number of packs. It's not actually more over the course of a day...just the same amount spaced into 4 lots instead of 3. So effectively...just smaller "meals".

Confused though...5 weeks is an awful long time to spend being dizzy. Did you go to the doctor to get checked out?

Silver Member

Re the dizziness - presumably you had your blood pressure checked a couple of times while you were on the programme - at the start and at week 4? If it wasn't low, perhaps you weren't drinking enough water - I know I get dizzy spells if I don't have enough, particularly if I have been exercising as well.

Silver Member

I was drinking over 4 litres of water every day so it wasn't that. I went to my GP and he dismissed it. Blood pressure was always absolutely fine. I was exercising a lot though, so maybe too much for what I was taking in.

Full Member

Got to be careful with the exercise... I started doing the gym last week (3 times) with what I thought was light exercise - 1/2 hr on the treadmill alternately jogging/walking for 3 mins at a time followed by some light weights for 10 mins. By the end of the week I was really tired.

Could still be low blood pressure - every time I go to the docs my blood pressure reads high (147/90 ish) when I do it myself it is much lower. This is called "white coat hypertension" and is caused by being anxious when you visit the docs.

Postaholic

I spend a good hour in the gym every other day now, but it's taken me a few weeks to get used to it, to begin with I was tired all the time but I just figured that's to be expected, after all, I'm unfit! lol